The Dessoff Choirs

The Dessoff Choirs, one of New York’s leading choruses, is an independent, non-profit organization. Founded in 1924 by Margarete Dessoff, it has a reputation for riveting performances of choral works from the pre-Baroque era through the 21st Century. Dessoff is active in the city’s music life, under the baton of Music Director James Bagwell, and in collaboration with ensembles including the Kronos Quartet, the New York Philharmonic, the NHK Symphony Orchestra of Tokyo and more. This season’s concerts include Billings to Ives in March and closes in June performing Britten’s War Requiem and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Lorin Maazel.